Weather Records on 29 October 1987

940 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1987. Highest significance: Minden, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 1987

On 29 October 1987, 940 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
547 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 907 daily.
Minden set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 29 October 1987.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

940 stations

940 station records on 29 October 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barter Island WSO AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doongul State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Honesdale 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bullyard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sao Gabriel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jimma	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barron Upper 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mashhad	Iran	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

940 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 324, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 29 October 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	324
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 October 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 907.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

755 broken records

Margins by which the 755 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1987

Top 20 records on 29 October 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1987	Minden, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Clover Valley, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Barter Island WSO AP, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Spring Creek, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Snowflake, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Tashkent, UZ	daily low max	1.8 C (35.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Bowie, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Man, CI	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	monthly low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Doongul State Forest, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Montezuma Castle Nm, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Manati 2 E, PR	monthly low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Moscow U of I, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Chardzhev, TM	daily low min	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Titusville, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Gyshgy, TM	daily low max	3.0 C (37.4 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1987	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily low min	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1837 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1987. 1987 had 940 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-29 in each year
Year	Records
1837	1
1846	1
1849	1
1854	1
1856	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	11
1891	3
1892	3
1894	1
1895	1
1896	4
1897	2
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	10
1903	4
1904	4
1905	9
1906	16
1907	15
1908	22
1909	22
1910	79
1911	10
1912	32
1913	67
1914	13
1915	47
1916	34
1917	74
1918	97
1919	53
1920	39
1921	49
1922	150
1923	85
1924	120
1925	698
1926	120
1927	350
1928	125
1929	226
1930	333
1931	199
1932	195
1933	301
1934	169
1935	553
1936	313
1937	919
1938	199
1939	159
1940	484
1941	284
1942	408
1943	256
1944	427
1945	471
1946	1,140
1947	323
1948	281
1949	434
1950	794
1951	203
1952	759
1953	529
1954	316
1955	477
1956	440
1957	379
1958	346
1959	740
1960	282
1961	792
1962	536
1963	422
1964	371
1965	575
1966	264
1967	382
1968	686
1969	679
1970	630
1971	1,773
1972	954
1973	602
1974	958
1975	387
1976	1,006
1977	474
1978	297
1979	488
1980	936
1981	474
1982	655
1983	287
1984	1,540
1985	874
1986	361
1987	940
1988	729
1989	1,033
1990	677
1991	2,609
1992	1,082
1993	868
1994	715
1995	693
1996	1,169
1997	1,155
1998	900
1999	791
2000	1,238
2001	965
2002	1,139
2003	1,406
2004	1,562
2005	974
2006	1,097
2007	1,120
2008	1,547
2009	1,250
2010	547
2011	852
2012	1,389
2013	774
2014	585
2015	553
2016	965
2017	979
2018	550
2019	1,902
2020	1,228
2021	812
2022	1,034
2023	1,264
2024	1,067
2025	419

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	743
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1